Combined crib and settee.



D. WASSERMAN.

COMBINED CRIB AND SETTEE. APPLICATION FILED ocT.2o 1914.

Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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D. WASSERIVIAN.

COMBINED CRIB AND sETTEE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 20, 1914.

1,164,243, Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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@y Q, By f DAVID WASSERMAN, OF JERSEY CTY, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED CRIB .AND SETTEE.

Application filed October 20,

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID WAssnnMAN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State ofNew'Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCombined Cribs and Settees, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in combined cribs andsettees.

One of the objects of the invention is to simplify the construction offurniture of this kind by providing a structure which is light, durable,inexpensive to manufacture, and which can be readily and convenientlycon verted into one or the other one of its forms.

Another object of the invention is to produce a settee, the seat ofwhich comprises two sections which are foldable onto each other or canbe spread out or extended to form a crib, one of the side frames and theend frames of the latter being adapted to be collapsed into the seatframe sections as said seat frame sections are being folded inconverting the crib into a settee.

lVith these and other objects in view,

`which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is betterunderstood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement andconstruction of parts hereinafter fully described, pointed out in theappended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it beingunderstood that many changes may be made in the size and proportion ofthe several parts and details of construction within the` scope of theappended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

Two of the many possible embodiments of the invention are illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of asettee constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. '2 isa front elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same in itsextended position forming a crib; Fig.' 4: is a plan view of the cribshown in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a portion of one of theside frames or side guards of the crib and the connecting means betweenthe same and one of the end frames or end guards thereof; Fig. 6 is aside elevation of the detail shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a section takenon line .7 7 of Fig. 5; Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the connectingmeans between the seat sec- Specication of Letters Patent. Pah'tlgijdD60.. 14, 1915.

1914. Serial No. 867,601.

tions of the settee; Fig. 9 is a plan view of the detail shown in Fig.8; Fig. 10 is a side elevation of a. modified settee; Fig. 11 is a sideelevation of the same in its extended position; Fig. 12 is a sideelevation of a detail of construction thereof; and Fig. 13 is a planview of the detail shown in Fig. 12.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 1 to 9, inclusive, it will beobserved that the settee is composed of a substantially rectangularframe, comprising front legs l and rear legs Q, which are connected inpairs by transverse tie-rods 3. With the rear legs is made, preferably,integral the back 1 of the settee. The front legs, the rear legs and theback are, preferably, made of tube iron, the back consisting, besidesthe vertical cornerposts 5 and the connecting top rail 6, ofsubstantially vertically extending bars 7, which connect the top rail 6to a longitudinally extending tie-rod 7', the latter connecting the legs2 of the settee. In this manner the back is adapted to form one of theside frames or side guards `of the crib into which it is to beconverted. To the top of each of the front legs 1 is riveted, orotherwise attached, an angle-piece 8, and to the latter are fastenedtransverse or end rails 9, that extend horizontally toward and to therear legs 2, where they are riveted, or otherwise attached, to alongitudinal or back rail 10, the latter being riveted to the rear legs2. The end rails 9 and the back rail 10 are formed of angle-iron. Toeach of the end rails 9 is pivoted at 11 a short angle-piece 12, towhich, in turn, is fulcrumed at 13 an angle-iron 111. The angle-irons141 are adapted to form continuations of the end rails 9, the shortangle-pieces 12 allowing, however, the angle-irons 14: to be folded ontothe end rails 9, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The freeends of the anglepieces 14 are connected by an angle-iron rail 15 thatruns parallel to the back rail 10. From this it will be observed thatthe seat of the settee is made of two sections, one be- Ving fix'edlyattached to the legs thereof, and

the other one being pivoted to and adapted to be folded onto the firstnamed section. It is to be observed that the end rails 9 and the backrail 10, which are made of angleiron, are inverted, that is to say theyrest on their horizontal flanges and their vertical flanges projectupward. The angle-pieces 14: and the rail 15 are also inverted when theseat of the settee is extended. For these reasons it is obvious that,when the hinged section of the seat is folded onto the fixed`Y sectionthereof, there will be formed ample space between the two sections ofthe seat for receiving and storing the folded parts of the cribhereinafter to be described. To the horizontal flanges of theangle-pieces 14 are fastened vertically disposed arin-rests 16, theheight of an arm-rest corresponding exactly to the height of a front leg1, whereby, when the settee is converted into a crib, the said arm restsform the legs of the pivoted section of the seat of the settee, (Fig.3). The arm-rests may be connected by a longitudinal rail 17, to lendthem the proper rigidity. The crib bottom, that forms at the same timethe seat of the settee, may be made of any suitable fabric, for instancea sheet 18, that is provided with eyelets 19 in engagement with springs20, the other ends of which are hooked into openings 21 in thehorizontal iianges of the rails 9, 14, 10 and 15. The sheet 18 isfoldable and forms in its extended position (Fig. 4) the crib bottoniand in its folded position (Fig. 1) the settee seat. The two sections ofthe seat are held together in their folded positions by hooks 22, whichare pivoted to the end rails 9 and are adapted to engage lugs 23 on theangle-pieces 14. To the angle-irons 14 is pivoted in proximity to therail 15 at 24, 24 a frame 25, that corresponds in configuration to theback 4 above described, that is to say, it comprises verticalcorner-posts 26, that are connected by a top rail 27 and a bottom rail28, the top and bottom rails being connected by substantially verticalbars 29. The frame 25 is adapted to be folded onto the pivoted seatsection of the settee, and also to be extended in parallel relation tothe back 4. In the latter case it forms one of the side frames or sideguards of the crib. Each of the posts 26 of the frame 25 is providedwith lugs 30, which are in alinement with lugs 31 on the posts 5 of theback of the settee when the frame 25 is in its extended position. To theVAlugs 30 are hinged the end frames or end guards 32 of the crib, forinstance by pintles 33, a pin 34 serving to connect each end frame withthe corresponding lugs 31 on the back of the settee. The end frames 32can be folded onto each other and onto the frame 25, and with the latteronto the pivoted section of the seat.

rIhe operation of this device is as follows: In its extended positionthe seat sections are disposed in a horizontal plane, as clearly shownin Fig. 3 of the drawings, the armrests 16 forming then the support forthe pivoted section of the seat. The frame 25 extends vertically andforms one of the side frames or side guards of the crib, the end guards0r end frames being constituted by the frames 32, that are hinged to theframe 25 and in engagement with the lugs 31 upon the back of the settee.On top of the bed bottom may be placed, if desired, a mat tress of theordinary construction. In order to fold the settee, the operator firstdisengages the pins 34 from the frames 32 and the lugs 31` the frames 32are folded then onto the frame 25 by swinging them around the pintles33. The frame 25 with the frames are then folded onto the pivoted seatsection, after which the latter is swung around the pivots 11 onto thefixed seat section. The pins 34- are then put back upon the lugs 31 uponthe back. On top of the seat so formed is then placed the foldedmattress or a cushion, and the entire structure, if necessary, inclosedby a. sofa cover of any suitable fabric. The extending of the settee isobvious from the foregoing.

The modification of the invention shown in Figs. 10 to 13, inclusive,differs from the one above described in that it is provided with foldinglegs for the pivoted section of the seat. These legs are denoted by thenumeral each comprising a suitably shaped bar, that is pivoted at 36 toone of the angle-pieces 14, and provided with an extension 37, to whichis pivoted at 38 an actuating bar 39, the other end of which isconnected with the corresponding end rail 9 by the pivot 11, that formsthe connection between said end rail and its short angle piece 12. Dueto these connections, the legs 35 will be folded onto the verticalflanges of the angle-pieces 14 when the pivoted seat section of thesettee is folded upon the stationary seat section thereof and,obviously, the said legs will be extended subtantially at right anglesto the said pivoted seat section when the settee is extended to form acribA What I claim is 1. In a. combined settee and crib, theconibination with a main frame having a back for the settee, of a seatframe made of two sections, one of said sections being fixedly attachedto said main frame and the other pivoted to said fixed section, saidseat sections being adapted to be brought into a horizontal plane, legssupporting when said seat is extended the pivoted section thereof, aframe fulcrumed to the pivoted seat section adapted to be extended intoparallel relation to said back toform with said back the side guards ofthe crib, and end guards hinged to said fulcrumed side guard, said endguards being adapted to engage said back, or to be folded onto Saidfulcrumed side guard and with the latter onto said 4pivoted seatsection.

sections, one of Said sections being tixedly attached to said main frameand the other pivoted to said iXed section, said seat seetions beingyadapted to be brought into a horizontal-plane, legs supporting whensaid Seat is extended the pivoted section thereof, said legs beingpivoted to said pivoted seat section, a frame fuleruined to the pivotedseat section adapted to be extended into parallel relation t0 said backto form with said back the side guards of the crib, end guards hinged tosaid fulcrurned side guard, said end guards being adapted to engage saidbaelnor to be folded onto said fulerumed side guard and with the latteronto said pivoted seat section, and means oonneeting said legs With thefixed section of said seat, whereby said legs are brought at an angle tosaid pvoted seat section when the latter is extended and into parallelrelation therewith when said pivoted seat section is folded upon saidfixed seat section.

Signed at New York, in the County of New York and State of New York,this 13th day of Oct., A. D. 1914.

DAVID WASSERMAN. Witnesses S. BIRNBAUM, SIGMUND HERZOG.

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